The Power of Money -- Yes or No?

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13009903.post-1129154585614712902005-10-13T15:02:00.000-07:002005-10-13T17:04:35.533-07:00The Power of Money -- Yes or No?“Give me this, give me that, and then I can make it happen.” The lack of money is usually one’s biggest complaint, yet should be much lower on the complaint list. Money cannot buy great results! It’s nice to have, yet often causes unnecessary issues. A person’s intelligence, their knowledge of the subject and subjects, along with their motivations decide results! With the right knowledge and being extremely motivated, great things can happen. A continuance of not doing things in this manner yields the same, less than desirable products year in and year out. One’s goals should be the highest possible attainable in your overall business…not just your company’s top end. How you implement this into the overall picture is key. This is where an extreme knowledge and a thorough understanding play its role. This is what many don’t get and therefore have a difficult time. Remember -- and I said this in an earlier blog – the present is where you should be judged if you have had any appropriate time or results. Appropriate time means consistency at an improving level. Page 37 of Coaching Wrestling Successfully, published by Human Kinetics, tells a good rule of thumb. It fact, I’ll include it here: The Bump Elliott Rule: Right after I came to coach at the University of Iowa, I had a meeting with Bump Elliott, who was the Athletic Director. I’ll never forget what Bump said to me: “Don’t ask for the moon. Strive to get there, sure, but do it wisely through continuing to build upon what you already have. As you build, come see me, and we’ll see how I can help you out.” I now call that bit of wisdom the Bump Elliott Rule, and it serves a good reminder to keep things in perspective. Gradual, solid growth is better than any quick fix. My only request that first year was new wrestling mats for the athletes. The old mats were in bad shape and unsafe, hindering their training. Just this simple change motivated the wrestlers, who didn’t expect anyone cared enough to ask for or get better equipment for them. The next year, after winning the school’s first conference championship in 12 seasons, I requested minor improvements to the locker room. The old, beat up, closed lockers were replaced with new, open locker areas; the revamped shower area had new wall and floor tiles and shower heads and disinfectant soap dispensers.; and a sauna was added, which offered many benefits to our overall training. All of these items enhanced the health, hygiene, and atmosphere for the athletes’ training. The benefits of the new mats and locker facilities were quickly realized. The attitude and performance of the team improved considerably, and recruiting efforts and attitudes were helped tremendously.DanGable.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03454434672114917960noreply@blogger.com